Bucket or like receptacle



Aug. 15, 1933. J. w. ROBERTSON BUCKET OR LIKE RECEPTACLE Filed Sept. 50, 1932 ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 15, .1933

UNITED STATES BUCKET on LIKE nEcEP'rAcLE John William Robertson, Cheam, England, as-

signor to Arthur Charles Pearce, London,

England Application September 30, 1932, Serial No.

635,686, and inGreat Britain December 22,

'4 Claims. (01. 15 262) This invention relates to buckets or like receptaclcs, more particularly receptacles adapted to contain water or other liquid so as to permit floors and the like to be washed or cleaned by 5 means of a mop or the like supplied with liquid from the receptacle, the receptacle being provided with means whereby liquid may be expelled from the mop or the like when desired.

The chief object of the invention is to provide a simple and improved constructional form of device of the above mentioned character.

According to this invention, the improved device comprises a receptacle having associated therewith a roller adapted to move in an arcuate 15 path and to co-operate witha relatively fixed arcuate plate within the receptacle whereby water or other liquid may be expelled from a mop or the like when desired. 1

In order that the said invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into effect, the same will now be described more fully, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:--

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional View of a device embodying the invention, and

Figure 2 is a corresponding top plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawing, the device comprises a receptacle 1 preferably of rectangular formation and made of galvanized or other sheet metal, the said receptacle having secured thereto adjacent to one end thereof an internal arcuate plate 2 which is conveniently perforated r and extends transversely of the receptacle 1, being secured to the sides thereof as by means of upturned portions thereof constituting flanges 3 riveted or otherwise attached thereto. The upper edge or part of the plate 2 is shown bent over a transverse supporting rod or bar 4 secured by means of downwardly directed end flanges or members 5 associated therewith to the receptacle 1, while the lower part of the plate 2 rests against a transverse bar or rod 6 secured to the sides of the receptacle 1 and serving to reinforce the plate against the action of the roller hereinafter referred to. The upper edge or part of the plate 2 is spaced from the adjacent end of the receptacle to ensure that the water or liquid squeezed or expelled from a mop '7 or the like at the commencement of such operation will flow over the said edge or part of the plate into the receptacle 1. The said receptacle has associated therewith a roller 8 adapted to move in an arcuate path and 5 to co-operate with the relatively fixed arcuate plate 2 Within the receptacle whereby water or oher liquid may be expelled from the mop 7 or the like. The said roller may be made of any suitable material, such for example, as wood, metal, or rubber or other compressible or yieldable material, rubber or the like being preferred, and is shown mounted, through the intermediary of the reduced ends of a central shaft, on a frame 9 pivotally connected, as by means of bolts or the like, to the receptacle as at 10, adjacent to the end opposite to that above mentioned. The said frame is provided with a handle 11 located at one side thereof and extending when in operative position, indicated by broken lines in Figure 1, in a direction towards that end of the receptacle adjacent to which the perforated arcuate plate 2 is located. The frame 9, in the example shown, comprises, more particularly, a pair of transversely spaced members 12 of bell-crank or like formation, suitably interconnected by transverse rods 13 or the like, each of the said members 12 being also preferably stayed or stiffened by bars 14 or the like connected thereto, one of the members having associated therewith the handle 11. The roller 8 is thus capable of moving within the receptacle 1 in an arcuate path, as indicated, relatively to the perforated arcuate plate 2, whereby water or other liquid can be expelled from the tufts, strands or the like of the mop '7 or the like when placed on the said plate, as shown in Figure 1, the plate being arranged eccentrically with respect to the path in which the roller moves, thereby enabling the expulsion of the liquid to be eifected in an efficient manner. The base of the receptacle is shown provided with means, such as, for example, transversely spaced metallic strips 15 secured thereto and arranged to project from the ends of the receptacle, whereby the feet of the operator may rest on such projecting portions at either side of the receptacle,to assist in retaining the receptacle in position when actuating the roller. As shown, the device is provided with a carrying handle 16 pivotally connected to the sides of the receptacle at 17, While a drainage outlet normally closed by a plug 18, preferably in screw-threaded engagement therewith, is also provided at one end of the receptacle near the base thereof.

It will be appreciated that the roller 8 may be actuated in a manner other than that above described. For example, the roller may be carried by a pivotally mounted arm or arms adapted to be actuated by sector or other toothed gearing operable by means controlled by hand or foot, or actuated by a rod or rods or the like controlled by hand or foot, preferably against the action of a spring or springs tending to return the roller to normal or inoperative position.

What I claim is:

1. A mop wringer comprising a receptacle, an arcuate plate within the receptacle, and a roller pivotally mounted to move over and against the face of the arcuate plate when rocked to wring a mop, the path of movement of the roller relative to the plate increasing roller pressure with arcuate path, a curved plate, the arcuate surface of which is eccentric to the arcuate path of movement of the roller, and means for supporting the upper end of said plate in spaced relation, to the wall of the receptacle, the plate having side flanges, the plate and flanges being perforated.

A. A mop wringer comprising a receptacle, a

frame including a pair of spaced-apart arms pivoted to the receptacle, a roller carried in the arms, a curved plate, the surface of which is eccentric to the axes of the pivots supporting the frame, a bar supported near the upper end of the receptacle and spaced from the adjacent wall thereof, the plate having its upper end bent over and supported on the rod, and a bar supporting the lower-end of the plate.

JOHN WILLIAM ROBERTSON. 

